WPKN Archives: 02.15.21: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses evidence of Trump's criminal conduct in Insurrection; Coalition pushes Biden to Close US Guantanamo prison; Wave of hate crimes against Asian Americans; Investigate Trump & McConnell for treason

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Monday, February 15th, 2021
8:02PM to 10:04PM

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2 hours, 2 minutes

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Monday, February 15th, 2021 8:05PM

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Episode: 02.15.21: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses evidence of Trump's criminal conduct in Insurrection; Coalition pushes Biden to Close US Guantanamo prison; Wave of hate crimes against Asian Americans; Investigate Trump & McConnell for treason

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Greg Palast, known for his investigative reports for Democracy Now, The Guardian and Consortium News -- and his bestsellers including "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy," talks about Donald Trump's second impeachment trial and Greg's recent investigation, "Smoking Gun for Impeachment: Proof Trump’s Call to March on Capitol was a Crime."

2) Aliya Hussain, an Advocacy Program Manager at the Center for Constitutional Rights, will discuss the coalition of groups now working to hold President Joe Biden to his campaign pledge to close down the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.

3) Jo-Ann Yoo, executive director of the Asian American Federation, discusses the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and the work her organization is doing to confront the politically driven surge in racism and xenophobia.

4) Paul Jay, an award-winning filmmaker and journalist, is the founder of The Real News Network and is also the founder and publisher of The Analysis News. He'll discuss his recent article, "Trump Should be Charged with Sedition and Treason; McConnell’s Role Should be Investigated."

Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 2-hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint

 

 

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